List of the best James Franciscus movies: Snow Treasure(1968), The Valley of Gwangi(1969), Youngblood Hawke(1964), Beneath the Planet of the Apes(1970), Hell Boats(1970), The Last Shark(1981), The Concorde Affair(1979), The Cat o' Nine Tails(1971), I Passed for White(1960), Marooned(1969), Nightkill(1980), Killer Fish(1979) ... ...
Adventure
USA
1968
95 Minutes
2nd Lt. H. Kalasch
James Franciscus Ilona Rodgers Paul Austad Raoul Oyen Randi Borch Tor Stockke Wilfred Breistrand
This movie is based on a book by Marie McSwigan. It is 1940 in Norway, a neutral, peace-loving country that is invaded by Nazi Germany. A gang of Norwegian children do what Norwegian ... See full summary »
Fantasy
USA
1969
95 Minutes
Tuck
James Franciscus Gila Golan Richard Carlson Laurence Naismith Dennis Kilbane
professor cowgirl paleontologist old flame little boy dinosaur thrilling mexico bullring rodeo wild west show greed evolution curse circus horse riding underdog 1900s
A cowboy named Tuck Kirby seeks fame and fortune by capturing an Allosaurus living in the Forbidden Valley and putting it in a Mexican circus. His victim, called the Gwangi, turns out to have an aversion to being shown in public.
Drama
USA
1964
137 Minutes
Youngblood Hawke
James Franciscus Suzanne Pleshette Genevieve Page Eva Gabor Mary Astor Lee Bowman Edward Andrews Don Porter Mildred Dunnock Kent Smith John Dehner
truck driver novelist actress socialite married woman editor melodramatic emotional brooding kentucky new york city party theater cabin writing fame new life financial troubles high society tragic love
Arthur Hawke works as a coal truck driver in Kentucky, he in the process trying to protect his widowed mother Sarah Hawke's property rights against his wealthy and cutthroat paternal uncles... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1970
95 Minutes
John Brent
James Franciscus Kim Hunter Charlton Heston Maurice Evans Linda Harrison Victor Buono Paul Richards Thomas Gomez
apes astronaut survivor mutant monster campy dark thrilling spacecraft new york city subway tunnel desert science survival protest holocaust mutiny bomb discovery
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission searches for the only survivor of the previous expedition. He discovers a planet ruled by apes and an underground city run by telepathic humans.
War
USA
1970
95 Minutes
Lt. Comdr. Jeffords, R.N.V.R.
James Franciscus Elizabeth Shepherd Ronald Allen Reuven Bar-Yotam Mark Hawkins Magda Konopka Drewe Henley Inigo Jackson
naval officer wife enemy first mate american soldier tense gripping emotional boat italy sicily love triangle world war ii naval warfare bravery forbidden love pursuit rivalry 1940s
An American commander, serving under the British Royal Navy in 1942, is assigned to blockade the island of Malta and told to formulate a plan to destroy the Nazi arsenal in Sicily.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Italy|USA
1981
88 Minutes
Peter Benton
James Franciscus Vic Morrow Micaela Pignatelli John Loffredo Timothy Brent Joyce Lee Stefania Girolami
James Franciscus tries to save hundreds of swimmers in a coastal resort after a Great White Shark starts terrorizing the area.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
1979
96 Minutes
Moses Brody
James Franciscus Mimsy Farmer Venantino Venantini Meg Fleming Joseph Cotten Van Johnson Edmund Purdom Francisco Charles Francesco Carnelutti Ottaviano Dell'Acqua Aldo Barberito
A reporter (James Franciscus) uncovers a plot by a rival corporation to sabotage the Concorde supersonic jet.
Mystery & Thriller
Italy|France|West Germany
1971
112 Minutes
Carlo Giordani
Karl Malden James Franciscus Catherine Spaak Cinzia De Carolis Carlo Alighiero Pier Paolo Capponi Horst Frank Rada Rassimov
A newspaper reporter and a retired, blind journalist try to solve a series of killings connected to a pharmaceutical company's experimental, top-secret research projects and in so doing, both become targets of the killer.
Drama
USA
1960
93 Minutes
Rick Leyton
Sonya Wilde James Franciscus Pat Michon
A young girl meets and marries the man of her dreams--only she hasn't told him that she is half-black, and he and his rich family and friends are white.
Sci-Fi
USA
1969
133 Minutes
Clayton Stone
Gregory Peck Richard Crenna James Franciscus David Janssen Gene Hackman Lee Grant Nancy Kovack Mariette Hartley Scott Brady Craig Huebing
astronaut rescue worker wife nasa director friend frightful suspenseful thrilling florida spaceship nasa facility space travel accident dangerous assignment fear nasa rescue adventure escape 1960s
Three American astronauts are stranded in space when their retros won't fire. Can they be rescued before their oxygen runs out?
Mystery & Thriller
West Germany
1980
104 Minutes
Steve Fulton
Jaclyn Smith Michael Connors James Franciscus Robert Mitchum Fritz Weaver Sybil Danning Tina Menard Melanie MacQueen
A woman's lover poisons her cruel husband, a rich businessman, in front of her. She becomes more terrified when she finds the lover dead as well. A police detective suddenly shows up at her door.
Action
Italy|France|UK
1979
101 Minutes
Paul Diller
Lee Majors Karen Black James Franciscus Margaux Hemingway Marisa Berenson Gary Collins Roy Brocksmith Dan Pastorini Frank Pesce Charles Guardino
Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.
Action
1978
96 Minutes
Conrad Morgan
Chuck Norris Anne Archer James Franciscus Lloyd Haynes Dana Andrews Jim Backus
vietnam vet friend assassin politician doorman teacher cool gripping washington, d.c. household office street corruption vigilantism conspiracy vietnam war violence murder pursuit rescue
A black-belt Vietnam veteran (Chuck Norris) finds dirty politics behind the tragedy of his unit's last mission.
Drama
USA
1978
106 Minutes
President James Cassidy
Anthony Quinn Jacqueline Bisset Edward Albert Raf Vallone James Franciscus Camilla Sparv Marilù Tolo Charles Durning Luciana Paluzzi Robin Clarke Kathryn Leigh Scott
The life of the Greek tycoon Theo Tomasis, based on Aristotle Onassis.
Drama
Canada|USA
1979
104 Minutes
Jimbo
Barry Newman Henry Fonda Ava Gardner Susan Clark Shelley Winters Leslie Nielsen James Franciscus Mavor Moore Jonathan Welsh Richard Donat Ken James
A pyromaniac, ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.
Adventure
USA
1980
121 Minutes
Paul Newman Jacqueline Bisset William Holden Edward Albert Red Buttons Barbara Carrera Valentina Cortesa Veronica Hamel Alex Karras Burgess Meredith Ernest Borgnine
oil driller geologist loner dark island volcano time danger disaster escape
An active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling foreman.